Black Life 2018
Ongoing
Experience the vitality and range of cultural production in the African diaspora through this exciting, multidisciplinary event series.
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Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
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Akande X
- Upcoming
Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Past Events
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Saturday, December 15, 7 PMBlack Life: Akande X
Writer Akande X shares a multimedia presentation on the intersection of blackness, comedy, the Internet, and politics.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Friday, November 16, 6 PMBlack Life: Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
Branfman-Verissimo presents The Storyteller of the Future Says Welcome!, a performance and talk to help guide us into brightness.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Friday, October 19, 6 PMBlack Life: Ashara Ekundayo
Curator, cultural strategist, and organizer Ekundayo presents Riot Babies, a multisensory soundtrack through a political lens of “Loving Blackness.”
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Saturday, September 29, 6 PMCANCELLED: Black Life: Cat Brooks
Brooks performs Tasha, a compelling examination of the intersection of race, gender, mental health, and policing through the story of one woman who was killed in jail.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Friday, August 17, 6 PMBlack Life: Brontez Purnell
Join us for a performance by renowned Oakland dancer, musician, and author Brontez Purnell.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Friday, July 13, 6 PMBlack Life: Spiritual Technologies Project
In this lecture-demonstration, Michaela Leslie-Rule, T. Carlis Roberts, and Ron Ragin share from their documentary work in Georgia and South Carolina, which explores the waning black church tradition of lining hymns.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Saturday, July 7, 6 PMBlack Life: Will Alexander
Prolific and visionary author and musician Will Alexander joins us from Los Angeles to share his lexically ecstatic work.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Saturday, May 26, 4:30 PMBlack Life: Tyrone Williams
Poet Tyrone Williams join us from Cincinnati to read his work.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Saturday, May 26, 6 PMBlack Life: Benjamin Michel
Filmmaker Michel offers a presentation exploring the works of African-descended directors, past and present, who challenge the medium through their artistic voices.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Saturday, April 14, 6 PMBlack Life: Zoé Samudzi, Ed Ntiri, Malika Crutchfield
Photographers Samudzi, Ntiri, and Crutchfield talk about their photographic practices, the politics of images, and the changing nature of the medium.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Saturday, March 24, 6 PMBlack Life: Awon Ohun Omnira
East Bay choir Awon Ohun Omnira taps into the roots of African faith and culture through old Yoruba songs and the Ring Shout. You are invited to participate in this moving performance.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Saturday, February 24, 7 PMRitual Noise: LEXAGON, Titania Kumeh, Earthbound
Join us for a three-part performance event of sound and ritual.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
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Saturday, January 27, 6 PMDuane Deterville: The Future Blackwards: Afrifuturism and Black Visual Culture
Artist, writer, and visual culture scholar Duane Deterville discusses "Afrifuturism" (sic)—its history, its manifestations in various media, and how it can be used as a tool for black liberation.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil